Refugees

TOKYO, Apr 23, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a collaboration between NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations programme that promotes better quality of life for all through sustainable urbanization, and Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), an NGO that provides…

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For thousands of years the Eastern Mediterranean has been a place that bridges cultures and continents through empire, trade, and migration. To think of Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus is to picture cobalt blue skies and shimmering seas, sun-drenched islands filled with olive groves and citrus trees, and mezze-laden tables with…

President Joe Biden must immediately keep his promise to lift Donald Trump’s xenophobic refugee cap that cruelly restricts refugee admissions in the United States to the historically low level of 15,000 per year. In February, the president promised to raise the cap to 62,500 as a “down payment” on his…

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Letters to the editor, March 5, 2021: Readers weigh in on what Canada can learn from Germany's immigration strategy, the Maclean's Power List, a post-Trump America, and more Tree-planting conundrum Thousands of hectares of carbon-absorbing trees and shrubs are plowed under each year and covered over with concrete and tar,…

By AFP     10 hours ago in World A number of people have begun escaping the turmoil in Myanmar into India, some of them police refusing to take part in the violent crackdown on protests against a military coup there, officials and reports said. Myanmar's junta ousted civilian leader…

UNITED STATES: The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, diplomats told AFP Tuesday. The meeting, requested by Ireland, will be held behind closed doors at midday and is not guaranteed to lead to the adoption of a joint statement, the diplomats…

ROME: A special bronze medal has been minted by the Vatican to celebrate the visit of Pope Francis to Iraq. Vatican sources told Arab News that the medal will be one of the gifts that the leader of the Catholic Church will give to Iraqi representatives whom he will meet…

The coronavirus cabinet approved an outline to partially reopen the skies on Monday, allowing Israelis to enter and leave the country without a permission and allowing those who return to quarantine at home instead of in a hotel. Starting from Sunday, up to 3,000 citizens a day will be able…